Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Paper ID #6068Appraisal of Learning Objectives of a Course in Construction ScienceDr. Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University Ifte Choudhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University and has extensive experience as a consulting architect working on projects funded by the World Bank. His areas of emphasis include housing, alternative technology, issues related to international construction, and construction education. He is also a Fulbright scholar. Page

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Pappas, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

The problems inherent to gaining true self-insight are formidable, but they are notunchallenged. In professional environments, where an accurate understanding of one’s ownbehavior may increase profit margins, the self-insight problem has been partially resolved usingmultisource (or 360-degree) feedback interventions. The goal of this project is to adapt bestpractices and existing theoretical knowledge from the organizational literature to facilitate self-insight and adaptive self-development in a collegiate population of Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students. These experimental strategies are technologiesof the self,18, 19 social psychological tools whose purpose is to help individuals chart new territory

Collection

2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

JIAJUN XU P.E.

PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER/PAO NANOEMULSION HEAT TTRANSFER FLUIDS Jiajun Xu jiajun.xu@udc.edu University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Ave, NW,DC,20008AbstractIn this study, one type of nano-engineered heat transfer fluids: Water/AOT/Polyalphaolefin (PAO)nanoemulsion fluids are prepared, and their phase change heat transfer properties have beeninvestigated. The Water/AOT/Polyalphaolefin nanoemulsion heat transfer fluids which arethermodynamically stable are spontaneously generated by a self-assembly of dispersed waternanodropletsThe results

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashwin Satyanarayana

challenges for faculty would be to identify which software tool to use tointroduce this subject in a one semester undergraduate course. In this paper, we compare and contrast three popularcommercial and three popular open source tools that are available for faculty.Keywords: Data Mining, SAS, IBM SPSS Modeler, MATLAB, R, WEKA, RapidMinerIntroduction:Enormous amounts of data are generated every minute. Some sources of data, such as thosefound on the Internet are obvious. Social networking sites, search and retrieval engines, mediasharing sites, stock trading sites, and news sources continually store enormous amounts of newdata throughout the day [5].We are in a new era in modern information technology - the “Big Data” era. In March, 2012, theU.S

Collection

2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raju Shrestha; Paul Cotae

ON THE MUTUAL INFORMATION OF THE MOVING TARGETS IN UNDERWATER WIRELSS COMMUNICATION Raju Shrestha Paul Cotae raju.shrestha2@udc.edu, pcotate@udc.edu Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Engineering and Applied Sciences University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Ave, NW, DC, 20008 Abstract— In this paper, we analyze the mutual information of moving target in underwater wireless communication system by placing the acoustic sensor nodes at optimal location to achieve optimum

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Sozen, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #8094Use of Various Software Tools in an Alternative Energy Systems CourseDr. Mehmet Sozen, Grand Valley State University Dr. Mehmet S¨ozen is a professor of mechanical engineering at Grand Valley State University. His general area of interest is thermo/fluid sciences with specialty in transport phenomena in porous media, thermal management of high heat flux systems and applications of alternative energy systems. Page 23.1300.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia L Harris, NIST

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #6902Incorporating Adult Learning Methods and Project Based Learning in Lab-oratory Metrology CoursesMrs. Georgia L Harris, NIST Program Leader in the Laboratory Metrology Group of the NIST Office of Weights and Measures with nearly 30 years experience in education and training of laboratory metrology concepts and practices. Page 23.728.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Incorporating Adult Learning Methods and Project Based Learning in Laboratory